Coalescent Theory
OEB 252
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Description
The mathematics and computation of ancestral inference in population genetics. Theory relates observable genetic data to factors of evolution such as mutation, genetic drift, migration, natural selection, and population structure.
Recommended Prep
OEB 242 or permission of instructor: calculus and statistics or probability.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Organismic & Evolutionary Biol
Course Component
Lecture
Subject
Organismic & Evolutionary Biol
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 16, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
